La Liga
Laporta’s message of support to Xavi: “We are proud to have him as our coach”
The Barcelona board are backing Xavi, with Juan Laporta stressing that the team is proud to have him on the bench.
Xavi recently criticized Barcelona’s performances following a 1-0 defeat to Shakhtar, as the Catalans returned to winning ways with a surprise against Alaves thanks to savior Robert Lewandowski.
The Catalan coach claimed that his players made mistakes from defense to attack, but also pointed to the impact of negative press criticism on his players.
Nevertheless, during his visit to the Spotify Camp Nou, Juan Laporta expressed the club’s full support for Xavi, which it has given If the results are negative, he believes he is the right person for the job.
“We’re doing well, that’s a lot important. We are well positioned in the Champions League and La Liga. I want to be clear, as Deco and the directors of my board have done: we fully support our coach and are proud to have Xavi as our coach, both for his professional and human qualities.
Here we are a team. It is very important to be together right now. Now is an injury season,” said Laporta.
Source: sport 24
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